138 West 70th Street, Manhattan, NY 10023

The 10-unit, 4-story building at 138 West 70th Street in the Upper West Side, owned by Theresa Veltri, has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past five years, most notably related to heat and hot water systems. In December 2019 and October 2018, the entire building experienced heat and hot water outages, with the 2019 case being classified as an emergency situation, though in both instances the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) either could not gain access to confirm the conditions or was informed that services had been restored.

The building has also faced administrative challenges regarding bedbug reporting compliance between 2021 and 2023, receiving three violations for failure to file annual bedbug reports, though subsequent filings from 2019 to the present consistently show zero infested units or eradicated units. The property has maintained a strong record in recent inspections, with all rodent inspections from 2018 through 2025 passing successfully, though there were two failures noted in July and August 2017.

Most recently, in June 2024, the building received a health department inspection related to a mobile food vendor plumbing complaint, which was subsequently closed. The building's age (constructed in 1883) and conversion status (currently classified as Class A) reflect its historic character, though the property has faced some challenges in maintaining basic services and complying with regulatory requirements over the past several years. It's worth noting that the most recent official bedbug reports (2022-2024) show no infestations occurred during those periods, suggesting effective management of this particular issue once the reporting compliance was resolved.